Pokemon Go Streamer Receives Death Threats For Not Supporting The Boycott
The purpose statement for Pokemon Go, at least when it launched, was to bring people together. It's not very often that a video game makes people get out of their houses and actually meet other people, and Niantic nailed the formula. Even during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdowns, the devs brought Trainers together via the Remote Raid Pass.
However, the Pokemon community is not at all happy with the new changes announced for the feature. The developer has limited the number of Remote Raids you can participate in one day, and has also increased the prices of Remote Raid Passes when bought individually. The community has voiced its opinion and even called for a boycott. Unfortunately, there's always a bunch of idiots who tend to take things overboard.
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Earlier this month we reported on Pokemon Go's community manager receiving death threats over this issue, and now some members of the community are targeting one of their own. Pokemon Go streamer, FleeceKing – who was also the first player to make it to level 50 – has revealed that they have been receiving harmful messages from fellow players (thanks, Dexerto).
FleeceKing has continued playing and streaming the game amidst all of this, and some players were clearly annoyed that they didn't stop streaming for the boycott. Clearly clueless about how a professional streamer works, some idiots have berated FleeceKing for buying an in-person ticket for the upcoming Pokemon Go Fest.
"This has gone way too far now and I’m very hurt," Tweeted FleeceKing. "Encouraging me to suicide, saying I don’t have a real job, mocking my life & people who support me all because I bought a ticket to a in person Go Fest.
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